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    Tsunami victims’ perceptions of the proposed buffer zone and its implications in eastern Sri Lanka

    South Asia Citizens Web, 2005
    This paper examines local perceptions of the proposed 200 meter buffer zone along Sri Lanka's coast, following the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The government’s decision was taken under a state of Emergency and without any consultation with the victims, their representatives, or professionals in this area.
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    Recovery from the tsunami disaster: poverty reduction and sustainable development through microfinance

    Grameen Foundation USA, 2005
    This paper reports the findings of a team of specialists from the Grameen Foundation USA, deployed in the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami to assess conditions facing the poor and the effects of the disaster on the provision of microfinance.
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    Community electricity schemes in Sri Lanka: the GATS threat

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Power is vital for poverty reduction, yet 27 percent of the world’s population does not have access to electricity. Because rural communities situated far from the central energy grid cannot be served by this system, their best option is decentralised, community-run schemes. However, the GATS negotiations may threaten these schemes.
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    Measuring and meeting demand for water – experience from Sri Lanka

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Until recently, Sri Lanka faced few problems with water scarcity. With industrialisation, however, competition for water resources is increasing, especially in dry areas. Towards its goal of providing safe water for all by 2025, the government has sought to provide water through approaches based on demand.
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    Does low external input agriculture reach the poor?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Many agricultural development projects support low external input technology (LEIT) as a way to combat rural poverty and unequal access to agricultural technology. However, is LEIT suitable to the conditions of resource-poor farmers?
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    Improving the delivery of health and education services in difficult environments: lessons from case studies

    Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2005
    This report, published by the Health Systems Resource Centre (HSRC), summarises the findings of research into how service delivery interventions can be improved in difficult environments. Evidence was obtained from case studies on Afghanistan, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Uganda.
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    Measuring the pace of water sector reform in Asia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Since the 2000 World Water Forum in The Hague, many governments have pledged to change their water policies. Reform is taking place in some Asian countries but not in others. What facilitates or hinders the reform process in individual countries? Are there common issues that can make sharing regional experiences useful?
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    The delivery of education services in difficult environments: the case of Sri Lanka

    Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2004
    This paper, published by the Health Systems Resource Centre, examines primary education projects in Sri Lanka both during the period of conflict between the late 1990s and 2001, and in the period after violence ceased.
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    Information and communication technologies (ICTs) for community empowerment through non-formal education: experiences from Lao PDR, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Uzbekistan

    UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2005
    This report presents country and regional experiences from ICT for community empowerment through community learning centres (CLC) projects.
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    The politics of service delivery reform

    Development and Change Journal, 2004
    This article, published in Development and Change, identifies the leaders, supporters and resisters of public service reform, drawing principally on research from Ghana, Zimbabwe, India and Sri Lanka. It finds that reform was often constrained by a lack of political commitment and by the interests embedded in existing organisational arrangements.

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